While we were surprised that The Biebs dressed down for such an important accolade, a lot of other writers and critics went crazy, with a The Daily Mail writer referring to him as a "white trash prince" for his choice of attire.

While The Biebs overalls harked back to the '90s, and were not exactly stylish, he defended himself and specifically dimed out the writer, named Hayley Peterson, for her comments. Hey, at least he didn't engage in a Twitter war like Chris Brown did, causing him to deactivate his account.

Below is Bieber's response to the "white trash prince" comment. He explains that he didn't have time to change, since he went right from a fan meet and greet to receiving his award. He also points out that he was at a hockey arena for a performance, not at some posh digs where a suit was on hand and ready to wear.

The pic of me and the Prime Minister was taken in a room in the arena where i was performing at that day. I walked straight from my meet and greet to him, if you "Hayley" expect me to have a change of clothes let a loan a suit at that specific time that's crazy, It wasn't like it was like I was going into his environment we were at a hockey arena. Wow am i ever white trash hayley peterson lol

After reading The Biebs' side of the story, we can certainly understand why he was dressed the way he was. His schedule is insane and he didn't have time to change; we can't fault him for that. Even so, overalls with one strap down are never stylish. Not even in an ironic way.